Blood of My Blood

"**Blood of My Blood**"
"Blood of My Blood"
Game of Thrones episode
Episode no.	Season 6; Episode 6
Directed by	Jack Bender
Written by	Bryan Cogman
Featured music	Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography by	Jonathan Freeman
Editing by	Yan Miles
Original air date	May 29, 2016
Running time	51 minutes
Guest appearances
	Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell; Richard E. Grant as Izembaro; David Bradley as Walder Frey; Essie Davis as Lady Crane; Joseph Mawle as Benjen Stark; Tobias Menzies as Edmure Tully; Ellie Kendrick as Meera Reed; Faye Marsay as the Waif; Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Mace Tyrell; Ian Gelder as Kevan Lannister; Hannah Waddingham as Septa Unella; James Faulkner as Randyll Tarly; Samantha Spiro as Melessa Tarly; Eugene Simon as Lancel Lannister; Tim Plester as Black Walder Rivers; Daniel Tuite as Lothar Frey; Kevin Eldon as "Ned Stark" actor; Leigh Gill as Bobono; Eline Powell as Bianca; Rob Callender as "Joffrey Baratheon" actor; Eva Butterly as "Margaery Tyrell" actress; David Rintoul as King Aerys II Targaryen; Freddie Stroma as Dickon Tarly; Rebecca Benson as Talla Tarly; Robert Aramayo as young Ned Stark; Raül Tortosa as Tyrell bannerman; Lucy Hayes as Lady Kitty Frey; Glen Barry as a mummer; Brendan O'Rourke as a mummer; Ross Anderson-Doherty as a mummer; William and James Wilson as little Sam; Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir as a musician; Ragnar Þórhallsson as a musician; Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson as a musician; Brynjar Leifsson as a musician; Kristján Páll Kristjánsson as a musician;
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"Blood of My Blood" is the sixth episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 56th overall. The episode was written by Bryan Cogman, and directed by Jack Bender.

Bran Stark and Meera Reed are rescued from the White Walkers by Benjen Stark. Samwell Tarly returns to his family's home in Horn Hill, accompanied by Gilly and little Sam; Jaime Lannister attempts to rescue the Queen, Margaery Tyrell; Arya Stark defies the Faceless Men; and Daenerys Targaryen rides on Drogon and emboldens her newly acquired khalasar.

"Blood of My Blood" was positively received by critics, who praised the return of several notable characters, including Benjen Stark, Walder Frey and Edmure Tully, as well as several plot points, such as Samwell's return to Horn Hill, and Arya's decision to return to being a Stark rather than a disciple of the Many-Faced God. The episode title is a reference to a famous Dothraki saying used between a Khal and his bloodriders. Filming of Bran's visions was put together precisely and also very carefully chosen. In the United States, the episode achieved a viewership of 6.71 million in its initial broadcast.